I had been praying and doing everything possible to go into labor on my own for the week before I had her. My patience, my 2 year old, the summer heat, the 2 times a week monitoring her movement+biophysical profiles+dr appts, and our move to Lubbock was starting to wear on my very preggo body! The dr had set the induction for Tuesday, July 2nd if she didn't come on her own before that. Late Sunday night/early Monday morning, I began to feel some strong contractions. I got up early, went for my routine 2 mile walk, and when I got home from my walk I told Jake that I felt like I might need to go in and see what was going on, so we headed up to the hospital! I was in early labor, but wasn't progressing enough to warrant them keeping me, so I was sent home with a dr appointment later that afternoon. We get to the dr appointment and was told that I was being admitted just a few hours later instead of the next day like we thought! Such a relief!
We got to the hospital at 9:30 that night, and they gave me a little medicine to jump start labor some (the nurse was convinced I didn't really need it though because I was in labor all on my own! she was right!) The nurse explained the "plan" to me. She said that they would wake me at 5, give me more medicine, and the dr would come in around 7 and break my water, and hopefully we would have a baby by afternoon. Sounded very textbook, very different than my labor with Landry, and exciting that we would be meeting our baby girl so soon!
Norah had other plans! The contractions kicked in very strongly after that and by 3 am, despite the ambien, I asked for an epidural. Once I got that, I went to sleep for a few hours, was woken up around 6 am by the sweet nurse to get everything started for the day. I was 6 cm dilated at 6 am. Before she got off at 7 am, my epidural was wearing off, so I called her back in to give me another dose. God bless the inventor of the epidural :) The new nurse came in and introduced herself, and the dr came in at 7 am, according to planned. We chit chatted about the possibility of having a baby around lunchtime! She was going to break my water, make her rounds, and return in a few hours to hopefully deliver! She went to break my water, and got this panic look in her eyes and said "No, we are going to have a baby right now actually!" followed by "Do NOT push!" Right then, everyone kicked into high gear, nurses running, shouting, pulling things out, running in and out. The room filled with people, she broke my water at 7:15 am and Norah was born at 7:17 am. The dr barely had time to get her gown on :) All I remember really about the moment was this feeling of disbelief! I kept looking at Jake in shock! I think he was just as shocked, he was still in his sleep clothes! I couldn't believe how fast she came, considering her brother's delivery took 32 hours. I don't even really remember some of these moments because it was such a whirlwind!
Norah Mae Edwards
July 2, 2013 (shares a birthday with her grandma)
7 lbs 3 oz, 20.5 inches long
here are a few pics of the fast and furious delivery!
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| I think this was seconds after she was born...I think I was looking at Jake in disbelief and joy :) |
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| Love the skin to skin moment :) |
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| 7 lbs 3 oz. 20.5 inches long... perfect! |
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| Norah making her debut. |
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| Daddy completely smitten |
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| Mad about her bath |
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| Wow. That was crazy! Daddy never got to change clothes or shower, and I didn't even have time to brush my teeth. I remember saying "I can't believe it, I didn't even get to brush my teeth this morning and she's here" |
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